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On the recordNovember 18, 2021
The hypocrisy is extraordinary. When we want to improve lives for our children, for the elderly, when we want to make health care universal and affordable, when we want to deal with climate, oh my God, Bernie, don`t you understand we have a terrible national debt in the deficit. But when it comes to military spending, really, the military-industrial complex in a bipartisan way, always gets what they want.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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msnbc.com

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Sanders criticizes the disparity in funding for social programs versus military spending.

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